“I think a lot of people would come up with the idea that they shouldn’t try and help other people out because it’s a fight for your own place on the charts, but I enjoy helping people and promoting good vibes because I feel like it all comes back around.”

He says there’s such a short window of opportunity to get noticed that you can’t afford to make enemies. “I’d rather have great character than a long line of big hit songs that no one remembers 20 years from now.”

Jake will play The Wharf in Orange Beach August 22 with Parmalee and The Cadillac Three.